When you are starting your beginning stages of the planning process for your garden, you want to make sure that you have on stock the right kind of hand gardening tools. No matter what type of garden you are planting and no matter how big or small it is going to be, it is vitally […]
Raised bed gardening has several advantages. One of which is less erosion of the soil which you need to grow the plants on. There are many ideas of how to build a raised bed garden and how to maintain it. Raised bed gardening may need a frame that will hold together your garden and keep […]
You want to do something different with your backyard this year. Rather than just doing the standard garden, you would like to do something more unique. Thus, you have given it some thought, and have decided that water gardening might be a unique concept. Water Gardening: What is it? When you tell your family and […]
Gardening: It may just be the best thing you can do for yourself. Most people in today’s world garden for pleasure. Although in the past a vegetable garden would have been used to feed the family, nowadays it’s just as easy to head down to the grocery store for your supply of potatoes, tomatoes and […]
Not everyone dislikes dandelions in their garden. In fact, some people actually enjoy them and look for them to use for cooking. Dandelions can be eaten in a number of ways including sautéing the stems in a little garlic and olive oil or using them to make dandelion tea, jelly or soup. Many people even […]
Most people picture the average gardener as some sweet septuagenarian working in her garden while speaking nicely to herself – or possibly her cat. And while gardening is a great hobby for anyone – it’s low impact, uses a variety of muscle groups, and it’s generally low stress. However, there’s another side to gardening as […]
4 Benefits Of Planting Flowering Perennials Inside Raised Beds Some gardens and landscape areas just do not have the appropriate type of soil to grow beautiful flowering perennials. Because of this challenge that you may face in your desire to raise these lovely flowers, you may want to consider planting them in raised beds. What […]
Taking Care of Your Bulbs In order to properly care and maintain the bulbs that you want to plant in your garden, you need to keep track of exactly what you have in stock. Many bulbs are extremely tolerant and can be kept well enough alone if accidentally ignored for several months. On the other […]
With hydroponic gardening, in Southern California, you can grow anything indoors or outdoors without using soil and with amazing results! Due to the low rainfall in Southern California, the soil can be far from ideal, depending on what type of plant you are trying to grow. The climate, soil conditions, and water conditions determine how […]
In September, with a little care, the flower garden can well be in it’s most satisfactory condition. Hopefully we should have limited our assertion to the first half of the month. After which time the work of disrobing begins. In preparation, it is recommended that many plants that don’t tolerate frost be taken up. They […]